Flowers in Britain Wild,Ornamental and Economic and Some Relatives in Other Lands

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Flowers in Britain Wild,Ornamental and Economic and Some Relatives in Other Lands
L.J.F. Brimble
Manufacturer: Macmillan and Co.Ltd. 1945
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000VEM1MA

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Flowers in Britain,: Wild, ornamental and economic, and some relatives in other lands,
Lionel John Farnham Brimble
Manufacturer: Macmillan and Co. Ltd
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B0007J8UDS

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FLOWERS IN BRITAIN: WILD, ORNAMENTAL AND ECONOMIC AND SOME RELATIVES ON OTHER LANDS.

Manufacturer: Macmillan
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000HJHAMU

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FLOWERS IN BRITAIN: WILD, ORNAMENTAL AND ECONOMIC, AND SOME RELATIVES IN OTHER LANDS.
L. J. F. Brimble
Manufacturer: MacMillan
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000HIY97U

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Great travelers map of Oxford UK........2003-04-30

Has all the major tourists points, the colleges and the streets. Also shows the boat livery's for rentals for punting. The city of Oxford has maps supplied by Blackstone books, but on them is missing a "You are here" mark. Also they don't show the spots I wanted to see, but they do show a number of bookstores. So I was still glad to have my own map with me. The nice thing about these maps is their size. Folded, they are about the size of a postcard so are easily carried in a shirt pocket. It's a good deal and if you are visiting you'll be glad you have it.

Alden's Oxford Guide, with Notes on the District and Rivers, Key-Plan of the University and City, and Numerous Illustrations. Ed. Henry Alden.

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Alden's Oxford Guide, with Notes on the District and Rivers, Key-Plan of the University and City, and Numerous Illustrations. Ed. Henry Alden.
Edward Alden
Manufacturer: Oxford: Alden 1926.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000L6ECHU

Alden's Oxford Guide: With Key-Plan of the University and City, and Numerous Engravings

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Alden's Oxford Guide: With Key-Plan of the University and City, and Numerous Engravings
Edward C. Alden
Manufacturer: Alden & Co.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000J0VO4M

Changing South-east Asian Cities (Oxford in Asia university readings)

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Changing South-east Asian Cities (Oxford in Asia university readings)

Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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The Cities of the Eastern Roman Provinces (Oxford University Press Academic Monograph Reprints)

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The Cities of the Eastern Roman Provinces (Oxford University Press Academic Monograph Reprints)
A.H.M. Jones
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press Reprints distributed by Sa
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0199240094

The Early History of Oxford, 727-1100. Preceded by a Sketch of the Mythincal Origin of the City and University.

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The Early History of Oxford, 727-1100. Preceded by a Sketch of the Mythincal Origin of the City and University.
James. Parker
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press (Clarendo
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000WW2UW2

Greek City From Alexander to Justinian (Oxford University Press Academic Monograph Reprints)

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Greek City From Alexander to Justinian (Oxford University Press Academic Monograph Reprints)
A.H.M. Jones
Manufacturer: Oxford Univ Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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A Jarrold Guide to the University City of Oxford (Jarrold City Guide Series)

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A Jarrold Guide to the University City of Oxford (Jarrold City Guide Series)
Graham Topping
Manufacturer: Jarrold Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0711705879

Megara Hyblaia and Selinous: The Development of Two Greek City-States in Archaic Sicily (Oxford University School of Archaeology Monograph No. 57)

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Megara Hyblaia and Selinous: The Development of Two Greek City-States in Archaic Sicily (Oxford University School of Archaeology Monograph No. 57)
Franco De Angelis
Manufacturer: David Brown Book Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Book Description

Study of two settlements made by the Greeks in Sicily during the eighth and seventh centuries BC which brings together much information on this little known period.

The settlements made by Greeks in archaic Italy have largely been seen in terms of colonies duplicated from, and heavily dependant on, mainland Greece. The scarcity of the literary sources for this period makes the archaeological record crucial. Franco de Angelis makes use of both the archaeological and what literary evidence there is in reconstructing a history of Megara Hyblaia and Selinous, two settlements established by the Greeks during the late eighth and mid-seventh century BC. He looks at the existing environment and political setting the Greeks found when they arrived, the development of the settlements, including the extent of their territory and influence; society and politics, and environment and economy. Throughout, and emphasis is placed on the individual nature of the settlements and their development, based on the particular circumstances that existed in Sicily, rather than seeing them as copies of city-states on mainland Greece.

Customer Reviews:

Worth It.......2002-10-26

I haven't read the full book yet, but I do study under Dr. De Angelis at the University Of Calgary and the man is a genious. Anything he writes I'll be willing to read, he is articulate and at the same time, attempt to convey his ideas in a simple way as not to confuse the reader. If your into Greeco/Romano History and the expansion of the Greeks during the so called "Dark Ages", then buy this book!.

Oxford (University and City) (Records of Early English Drama)

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Oxford (University and City) (Records of Early English Drama)

Manufacturer: University of Toronto Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | World | History | Subjects | Books

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ASIN: 0802039057

Book Description

The Records of Early English Drama (REED) series aims to establish the context for the great drama of Shakespeare and his contemporaries by examining the historical manuscripts that provide external evidence of drama, secular music, and other communal entertainment and ceremony from the Middle Ages until Puritan legislation closed the London theatres in 1642. Oxford (University and City), the series' latest volume, brings together, for the first time, all of the evidence for performance in the whole of Oxford, including colleges, halls, university, town government, parish churches, craft guilds, and ecclesiastical courts.

The collection includes unique eyewitness accounts of performances of professional players including a description of the death of Desdemona in Shakespeare's Othello. As with all volumes in the REED series, Oxford (University and City) is transcribed from the original sources, edited, and presented with explanatory notes, translations, and a general introduction. The edition complements the material contained in REED Cambridge (UTP, 1988), and allows scholars to better understand academic drama in its local and collegiate contexts and to compare and contrast the nature of academic drama in both cities.

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Plautus With An English Translation By Paul Nixon Volume II
Unknown
Manufacturer: Harvard University
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NGBOR4

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A Short History of the American People, volume II, by Owsley, Chitwood and Nixon
Chitwood and Nixon Owsley
Manufacturer: D. Van Nostrand company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000PRT4SC

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The Memiors of Richard Nixon, Volume I and II

Manufacturer: Warner Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000IEFIGY

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The Memoirs of Richard Nixon Volume I & II
Nixon Richard
Manufacturer: The Easton Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Leather Bound
ASIN: B000UIPW2S

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to michael

One of the best books ever!

An inspirational masterpiece...

Michael Cuccione

The Most Heart-Warming Book

There Are Survivors: The Michael Cuccione Story
Michael Cuccione , and Jane Macsporran
Manufacturer: Making a Difference Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Anthology of Awesomeness: The Official 2gether Scrapbook

ASIN: 0968318800

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to michael.......2004-01-03

guess im just gonna put this out there...
michael, i never knew you but you were so special and i know that now. i know steven and i know he didnt mean what he felt and now he feels so guilty but he shouldn't should he?
i wish i could have knwn you but after reading your book and meeting everyone who loved you i feel like your my friend.
and your dream will come true. i just know it and its all going to be because of you.

One of the best books ever!.......2002-11-09

I truely do believe this is one of the best books ever written. You can see right into Michael's life as he struggles with cancer, which threatens to kill him many times. The book is set up in a "diary" format, with actual exerpts from his grandmother's diary. At the end of the book, there are lyrics to Michael's songs on his solo CD (purchase at [internet address]) as well as the thoughts/situations that inspired him to compose each song. There are a lot of rare pictures in here, too. The book is not all sad cancer stuff, though. You also read about his life as a singer/actor and his "normal" school life. The book ends on a happy note that he is finally recovered, but unfortunately, that isn't how Mike's story ends. He died of complications in January of 2000. This is a wonderful story of a heroic boy who would do anything to help the world. I recommend it wholeheartedly! This book is good if you are a fan of Michael (or 2Gether) or even if you just want to learn about cancer -- the book discusses the different medicines/treatments/etc.

An inspirational masterpiece..........2002-07-19

I love this book~ I ordered it from his website in 2001 and his story has totally inspired me to make a difference and has turned my life around, I now aspire to become a pediatric oncologist. I think this book is great for all ages! There are alot of facts but it wasn't confusing at all... I totally understood what was going on. I especially recommend this book to teenagers not neccesarily with a health problem but because these days, teenagers need a positive role model in life and Michael a great role model to follow! This book talks about various stages throughout his cancer and it has a lot of personal feelings and family reactions. This book ends with Michael triumphantly winning his struggle as you may be familiar. I honestly think that is will inspire anyone! He is very much my hero~ Even with his tragic death, I still consider him #1. He is the world's greatest...

Michael Cuccione.......2002-02-12

I think this book is great, it tells about his life and how much of a brave person he was or is. If you are a 2Gether fan or just a Michael Cuccione fan then you need to own this book.

The Most Heart-Warming Book.......2002-01-22

"Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower; but only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay."
Robert Frost

This is far most the most heart warming book I've ever read! I have read it many times and I still cry I cried for Michael on the day of his death, I remembered back when my friends and I had backstage passes to see them and Britney Spears I was 15 at the time and now I'm soon to be 17, I remember how sweet and caring he was and so funny he remined me of my little brother who sadly passed away two years before Michael, My little brother would be 13 this year, I still can't believe that they are gone but I still remember that their not really gone they are still here with is in our hearts and I hope that you will go out and buy this book because it will bring you closer to Michael, God Bless You Michael and Brian! we will be 2get+her again!

Love Always and Forever,
Lindsey McCartney

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Warning!!! Purchase this and you will purchase more!!!!

Great book

Quilt Edges that please!

Excellent resource

Idea book--read this before you make your next quilt

Quilters Edge
Darlene Zimmerman
Manufacturer: Krause Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Scraps Scraps

ASIN: 0873499794

Book Description

Quilters will learn new techniques to enhance the character of any quilt in The Quilter's Edge. This book teaches quilters how to use a variety of quilting skills to take a completed quilt to a fabulous finish.

Filled with more than 150 step-by-step instructional color photos, this guide fills a highly sought after niche in quilting references. Readers will appreciate over 150 color photos and illustrations that demonstrate the effectiveness of finished edges in enhancing an entire quilt. Featured techniques include scalloped edges, prairie points, setting options, size options, binding secrets, curved edges, notched edges, quilt labels and more! In addition quilters gain valuable formulas for figuring yardage and size. -150+ color photos llustrations offer quilters easy-to-follow instructions

-Includes formulas for figuring yardage and size

-Involves a variety of quilting skills to give quilters practice

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Warning!!! Purchase this and you will purchase more!!!!.......2007-06-27

I loved this book so much that I purchased three more of her books to make the quilts shown in Quilters Edge. I now own five of her books.

Great book.......2007-05-13

I wanted to learn how to do scalloped edges on quilts. I learned that and also how to do other special edges. I am looking forward to trying out all the different techniques. I think this is an invaluable addition to anyone's quilting library.

Quilt Edges that please!.......2007-05-12

I gained many quilting inspirations from this book. Instructions are easy to follow and fun to do.

Excellent resource.......2007-01-11

This is an great quilters resource book. I think it would benefit any level of quilter.

Idea book--read this before you make your next quilt.......2007-01-10

Darlene clearly explains how to determine quilt sizes,adjusting sizes to fit your needs,and what options are available to you in making adjustments. She gets you thinking about different ways to set blocks and whether or not to have sashings. This book covers setting triangles, lengthwise versus widthwise borders, prairie points, scalloped edges, scalloped edges within a square outer border, ice cream cone borders, flanges, mitered borders and more. Binding secrets,borders using border prints and even ruffled pillows are included. This book has clear illustrations and will give you wonderful new ideas for your next project.

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Living Fences: A Gardener's Guide to Hedges, Vines, & Espaliers
Ogden Tanner
Manufacturer: Chapters Pub Ltd
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1881527670

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character building

Useful for Family Devotions with Little Ones

Solid Teaching for Your Kids

Wonderful Devotional

These books are true treasures for families.

A Child's Book of Character Building: Growing Up in God's World-At Home, at School, at Play (Child's Book of Character Building)
Ron Coriell , and Rebekah Coriell
Manufacturer: Revell
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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God's Wisdom for Little Boys: Character-Building Fun from Proverbs

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Health o Meter HDC100-01 "Grow with Me" Teddy Bear Scale for Babies and Toddlers

ASIN: 0800754956

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character building.......2007-05-09

I have loved and used The Child's character building book 2 for many years. Now I can add book one, full of additional character traits to my instruction. As a mom of now grown children, a current public school and Sunday school teacher, I appreciate the four fold application of each character trait; bible, home, school, play. This is a good resource for parents who want their kids to be able to identify and apply virtues that help us emulate Christ likeness. It can easily be adapted as active lessons for all children. My only wish is that the illustrations were color and less simplistic.

Useful for Family Devotions with Little Ones.......2007-04-08

Hi,
I am a home educating mum of two. A boy, 4 and a girl,3. We have been using this as part of our morning devotions. I photocopied the pictures and have been giving them to the wee ones to colour in while I get ready and then they bring them through for devotions time. When we are done, we can put them up on the wall to remind us of the story. I think it's a great resource as a change to a children's bible but because we only use a page a day and not all the stories are directly from the Word, I think it's a good supplementary devotional. We use other children's bibles as our primary material. All in all, I'm really pleased I bought this and we'll probably use it over and over as we re-cover the valuable character lessons. They are good for parents too!!

Solid Teaching for Your Kids.......2006-11-27

Practical application of the Bible: it is a vital part of our walk with Christ, whether young or old. A Child's Book of Character Building is exactly that: practical application of the Bible fitted toward a young elementary child's life.

The book takes a series of character qualities, and systematically takes the child through a simple definition of that quality, a Bible verse, a Bible story that illustrates that quality in the life of Jesus or someone else in the Bible, then 3 one page stories illustrating that quality in the life of a child at home, at school, and at play, with some "character development challenges" questions at the end.

No talking vegetables of glossy color illustrations, but simple, Biblical instruction that kids will understand and learn from. Great for family devotions or for young readers to read to themselves.

Wonderful Devotional.......2006-02-11

We use this as a devotional and our kids really enjoy the stories. It shows kids how to apply scripture to daily living in a way that is easy for them to understand. We have had this book for a year now and have read it many times, yet I am still asked to read a story from it almost every night.

These books are true treasures for families........1999-05-15

I recognized this book as a treasure when I first found it years ago, and gave a copy to my sister's preschool-age children. Over a decade later, when they were mourning a friend who had ruined her life, their Mom asked them (they are now teenagers), what had influenced them to avoid similar disaster. "It was those blue books, Mom", was their quick reply. These books have been out of print for several years, but have always been in demand, more recently by homeschoolers.

Book Description

The full-length biography of the outspoken leader of the Arts and Crafts Movement

During an intense period of technological innovation early in this century, a movement dedicated to simple living began to take shape. An unknown cabinetmaker, Gustav Stickley, became the most vocal spokesperson in America for this quirky revolution in aesthetics known as the Arts and Crafts Movement. This book traces Stickley's wide-ranging artistic career that sought to integrate social theory, political commitment, and aesthetic design. Stickley believed utility, simplicity, and beauty—exemplified in high quality craftsmanship—were the keys to an ideal life, and thousands of Americans bought both the product and the notion. Stickley's is a story of a movement that exerted tremendous influence on furniture, pottery, metalwork, jewelry, bookbinding, leatherwork, and architecture. But his story is also one of classic collision, when the ideals of a simple life clash with those of a complex fate.

Includes rare photographs of Stickley's works
Features Stickley's own renderings for his early designs

BARRY SANDERS (HOMETOWN?) is Professor of English and the History of Ideas at Pitzer College in Claremont, CA. He is the author of A is for Ox and co-author of ABC: The Alphabetization of the Popular Mind and The Sacred Paw: The Bear in Nature, Myth, and Literature.

Customer Reviews:

Much needed for research, etc........2003-06-12

If you collect items or information on Stickley, buy this book. It has extensive end notes and a fine bibliography, which makes it an outstanding piece of reference material. I'm an information junkie, and in my opinion, A COMPLEX FATE is worth owning if only for the doors it will open to additional information -- an outstanding resource.

A Complex Fate.......1999-12-04

This is a bad book. Not because it's written badly - it's not. It's really a good read. But you cannot tell fact from fiction. Barry Sanders was an early Stickley collector and I think this book was written in the 1970s but found no publisher. Now with the craze on all things Stickley it surfaces. His research is dated and in many cases supplanted by much newer information. The footnotes indicate he has read Mary Ann Smith's groundbreaking book Gustav Stickley: The Craftsman and yet he states as fact many things that are the opposite of what Smith writes, and footnotes, in her book. Sanders' research is poor and he does not separate fact from his own speculation in the text. Readers should refer to Smith (though dated) and to Marilyn Fish's continuing series of books for the latest accurate information. Please see my review in the Winter 1999 issue of Style 1900 magazine for more details on Sanders and Fish books.

Behind the Craftsman: Stickley the man.......1999-06-14

I have spent the last year reading much of what is available about the life of Gustav Stickley and the Arts and Crafts Movement in America. Unfortunately, there are precious few volumes that attack the subject with any hard investigation. Mr. Sanders' book is easily a step in the right direction. I was very pleased to discover a host of information that was hitherto completely ignored or missed by other authors. It is not a book about his furniture, it is a book about the man. There are too many books available that stress the former to ignore the latter. Further, Sanders does not treat his subject with the typical sentimentality of other biographers. In fact, in sometimes Sanders goes too far in pointing out Stickley's contradictions (at one one point making the tenuous comparison between Stickley and men such as Ivan Boesky and Michael Milken). Stickley is never painted in a completely pleasing light. This is a far cry from the Stickley rhetoric so often repeated by those in his new following which is always very positive. At times there are gaping holes in Sanders' research, but I would like to point out that the author's honesty at not claiming to be able to completely pin down his subject is somewhat refreashing. After all it can be very disconcerting realizing an author is leaving out all mention of certain facts and connections to save face rather than owning up to some small defeats. Sometimes what an author doesn't say speaks volumes. It must be remembered that Stickley was not a Statesman or President, he was a furniture manufacturer, publisher and businessman. Therefore, there is not a enormous treasure trove of information just waiting to dissected and interpreted by latter-day scholars. Sanders does the right thing by taking Stickley's own words (printed in his catalogs and his Craftsman magazine) to help desribe his philosophy and interests. His other research is rather exhaustive and his references wide-ranging. The book is also well footnoted. Most importantly, it is well written. It covers many years and a lot of dates and factoids but it remains very readable to the end. It should not be considered the last word on Stickley but it does fill in where others have left off. Bankrupt by 1916, Stickley's own empire crumbled and he went on to live in relative obscurity. Today, everything he created is seen as among the very best in early Modernism and his design influence can be seen in a myriad of disciplines. His furniture comands astronomical prices at auction and homes reflecting his Cratsman ideal ( "Craftsman" has even become a catchall word to desribe almost any small bunglow built during the time) are sought after in nearly every major American city. He has converted a huge new following of devotees nearly a century after his first furniture was produced. Furniture manufactures rake in huge profits by copying his older designs (just as they did in the first part of the century) and Mission furniture is again very much in vogue. All this from a poor, second generation German immigrant from Wisconsin. A "Complex Fate"? Without a doubt.

Poor craftsmanship.......1999-01-21

Gustav Stickley, secular saint of simplicity and the prophet of an eerily durable decorative arts movement, remains just as mysterious to the reader who finishes this book as he was before. It is absolutely devoid of the kind of deep research and broad context the subject requires. To give only a few examples: The author has no idea what Stickley and Frank Lloyd Wright thought of each other, or whether they ever met. He doesn't know why Stickley went bankrupt (the theories he offers are the same speculations that would occur to anybody). He doesn't mention World War I and its world-shattering impact; he doesn't even notice Stickley's downfall beginning around ... 1914. He doesn't tell what Stickley's ethic replaced -- what WERE those Edwardian homes like? How did people live? How did they build and finance homes? If I'm not mistaken, the word "Victorian" doesn't even appear in the book. He doesn't know why Stickley abandoned Craftsman Farms, so he glibly chalks it up to a short attention span. He doesn't explore the social/ethnic implications of Stickley's wanting to hook up poor children with the manual arts. He doesn't address the factual basis of any of Stickley's odd theories: is sleeping in the open air REALLY more healthful? Do rugs harbor harmful germs? And on the other hand -- is it possible Stickley really was brilliant in emphasizing a soothing palette and natural materials? The book tells us that Craftsman designs were widely built .. but where? Which cities, which neighborhoods? The photos are random shots of furniture that never correspond to the text on their pages. There are few actual reproductions of art from "The Craftsman" and none of text. There are no graphics explaining furniture styles, no floor plans showing homes. And last, there is at least one fact in the book that fairly screams irony, but goes unaddressed: Stickley, he of the humane furniture and cozy firesides, appears to have designed one of the country's first ELECTRIC CHAIRS at a New York prison. How this could have gone thud in a book that purports to show "a complex fate" is a mystery deeper than Gus's predilection for rock-hard sofas.

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